Sílvia Luís

Sílvia Luís completed her PhD in Social Psychology in 2011 at the Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa, where she has been an Assistant Professor since 2025. She has gained significant teaching and research experience at Universidade Lusófona, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, and the Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade do Algarve, among others.

Sílvia Luís has published more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals, several of which have received scientific awards, and has (co-)authored 12 books and book chapters. She served as President of the Iberian Chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis Europe (2018–2023) and was an alternate member of the Specialty Board of Work, Social, and Organizational Psychology at the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP) from 2016 to 2020. In 2016, she was recognized by the OPP as a specialist in Work, Social, and Organizational Psychology, as well as in Community Psychology.

My main research interests lie in social and environmental psychology. My work examines how psychosocial variables (e.g., risk perception, eco-anxiety) shape person–environment interactions across contexts, as well as the implications of these interactions for individuals (e.g., protective behaviours and adaptation to climate change) and for the environment (e.g., individual practices, public policy, and sustainability).

CliMent: Climate change impacts on mental health in Europe | COST Action  CA23113  (2024-2028)

Assistant Professor at the Faculdade de Psicologia, Universidade de Lisboa

Researcher at Centro de Investigação em Ciência Psicológica (CICPSI)

Coordinator of Working Group 1 of COST Action CliMent

Author of peer-reviewed journal articles and books

Luís, S., Loureiro, A., Soro, J. C., Possidónio, C., Sampaio, F., & Gaspar, R. (2025). Turning eco-anxiety into pro-environmental behaviour: risk perception as mediator. Journal of Risk Research, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2025.2603986

Luís, S., & Silva, I. (2022). Humanizing sustainability in organizations: A place for workers’ perceptions and behaviors in sustainability indexes? Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 18, 371-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2022.2068751

Luís, S., Dias, R., & Lima, M. L. (2020). Greener Schoolyards, Greener Futures? Greener Schoolyards Buffer Decreased Contact with Nature and Are Linked to Connectedness to Nature. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 3029. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.567882

Luís, S., Roseta–Palma, C., Matos, M., Lima, M. L., & Sousa, C. (2020). Psychosocial and economic impacts of a charge in lightweight plastic carrier bags in Portugal: Keep calm and carry on? Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 161, 104962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104962

Luís, S., Vauclair, C.-M., & Lima, M. L. (2018). Raising awareness of climate change causes? Cross-national evidence for the normalization of societal risk perception of climate change. Environmental Science & Policy, 80, 74–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2017.11.015